European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse G terror group says it will hit . Targets in Mideast Page 2 g Pentagon turning to lighter forces Page 9 d Michigan Tennessee win bowl games sports Page 21 the is and gripes vol. 46. To. 259 monday january 4, 1986 d 8693 a Reagan oks Federal military civilian a fect2% Palm Springs. Calif. Api president Reagan iat from pc Cral employees and a 4.2 percent Cost of living in crease for most Federal retirees. Reagan signed inc on scr and four p1hcrbj i tic related at inc 205-Acrc Retreat of Public Stu Valter an non Borg. Inc while House Annoura while House Deputy Lesley Arshel said the pay raise by Reagan excludes members of judges and executive officials and of Tor admirals and generals making moral hand Thoj pc Cutic order affects nearly 2.2 million Mili Lary person incl. As Well As 2.1 million civilian workers in All govcrnmeivw57thc order also provides for a 4.2 living increase for 3.6 million civilian retirees. Amounts to j2.3 billion Arshel said. The Basic pay increases for inc effect Friday. The pay raises for All others arc of Fri on the first Day of the first applicable pay period on or after Jan. 1, the executive order said. Reagan also signed legislation increasing Benefit payments to More than 2.2 million veterans with serv ice connected disabilities. The Bill which also applies to about 310,000 survive. Ing spouses and children of veterans whose deaths were service connected provides a Cost of living in crease of 4.2 percent in monthly Benefit checks. The increase is payable beginning in january retroactive to dec. I but the White House said it will not show up in checks until March when computer systems arc changed. The March payment will include a retroactive Lump sum adjustment. The president also signed Bills approving a land and water compact Between the Lorida state officials. Also authorizing Addi i ional appropriations for the Bay National wildlife Refuge and establishing to nah a Tonui National Monument and Al Malpas National conserva Tion area in new Mcnico the reagans planned to return to Washington on sunday. Israeli jets hit 2 bases in Lebanon Jerusalem Tui l israeli War planes raided to terrorist bases in Southern Lebanon saturday Niht and struck the Headquarters if a guerrilla unit that launched a hang glider attack on Northern Israel a. Month ago the Mili tary said. Lebanese Security sources said five people were killed and 11 people wounded in the two strikes in the shout District. 10 Miles South of Beirut and near the port of Sidon. 24 Miles South of Beirut. The dead included a civilian woman. Three Ruric militiamen on patrol in the area and a member of Ahmed Jibril s popular front for the Liberal Ion of Pai a sting go neral command the sources said. The Israel defense forces said ils jets hit bases used As Headquarters of Fth ral a sting liberation organisation and pc Bril s group which claimed responsibility for the nov. 25 attack on a Northern israeli army base. A commando on a hang glider flew across the lebanese Border and ran in Side the base near the Norlynn town of Kiryati Shemona. Unsino grenades and firing a machine gun. Six soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in the bloodiest alack inside Krael in nearly a decade. The air raid was carried out As a con Stant policy of War on terrorist bases in Lebanon the israeli military said. A see israeli on Back Page Navy terrorist victim buried in a. Ril sailors pay final tribute in slain Petty officer 3.c Ronald c. Strong . A. . Navy Petty officer c. Strong was buried sat urday a he was kilted by a error isl thrown into a club in Darc Clona 20u mourners gathered be Neath Gray skies to watch As Strong s casket was lowered into the Snow Cov ered ground at Reeders cemetery. A bugler played laps and a . Naval Honor guard fired n 21-gun Salute. Is ring was killed and nine others were injured dec. 26 after an attacker shouting Long live Lebanon threw two hand grenades into the untied service organizations club. Strong wus on Holiday Liberty from the destroyer Thorn when the attack occurred. He died sunday during sur Gery to remove shrapnel from his rear adm. Albert e. Richcr. Com Mander of inc Philadelphia naval base presented a commendation for i purple heart and an american nag bus family. A s parents Donald and Bev Erly. Alumus pregnant wife. Amy 19, were constr at the funeral by family members. I flock representatives of local pc crans organizations. And Navy repress Nlaly "1 would indeed a presumptuous Lobland before you Anink tend that i could give you a satisfy Civ explanation of this the re. Henry e. A Wolocki at our lady of Victory roman Catholic Church 53 in his Eulogy. The events of last sat urday evening Force us to deepen our Trust in German warships going to Mediterranean Hamburg Al l West Germany plans to Send five warships to the Mediterranean in replace . Vessels deployed in inc i persian Gulf the newsmagazine Der Spiegel said saturday. In Bonn a defense ministry spokesman confirmed Hal West German ships would be sent 10 the Mediterranean in the first half of til is year. But he declined to comment on Der Spiegel s con Tention that West Germany Lias no plans to maintain a a continuous presence in inc Mediterranean. Der Spiegel Sarif three West German frigates a de Stroyer and a Supply ship will sail for the Mediterranean on Jan. 21. The defense ministry spokesman who asked thai his name not be used did the ships would slay in the Mediterranean Only a few weeks. West Germany also sent warships to the Mediterranean in october but inc vessels have since returned. The United slates and other nato countries have deployed warships in the persian Gulf to protect com Mercial shipping from alack during the Iran Iraq War. West Germany maintains that its Constitution pc Venis it from sending warships to the persian Gulf and instead the West germans have chosen to periodically Send replacement vessels to the Mediterranean. Meanwhile Lloyd s shipping intelligence unit re sea ships on Back Paga
